Shot-cartridge



(No Model.)

W. E. BOYD.

SHOT CARTRIDGE.

No. 347,988. Patented Aug. 24, 1886.

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ATTORNEYS.

A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM E. BOYD, OF SELMA, ALABAMA.

SHOT-CARTRIDGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,988, dated August24, 1886. Application filed April 13, 1886. Serial No. 198,712. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VITLIAMT E. BOYD, of Selma, in the county of Dallasand State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Improvement inProjectiles for Sporting-Arms, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the-annexed drawings, forming apart thereof, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a series ofbullets or shot connected together according to my improvement. Fig. 1shows the manner of connecting the ends of the thread together, andexhibits the relative position of the shot as they proceed from the gun.Figs. 2, 3, 4., 5, and 6 represent different fastenings for theconnecting thread, wire, or twine. cartridge embodying my improvement.Fi 8 is a longitudinal section of a cartridge-case for breech-loadingfire-arms. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section ofa shell charged with shotfor muzzle-loading firearms.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent figures of the drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide means for limiting the spreadof large shot, known as buekshot, or bullets after leaving the gun, toincrease the efficieney of the shot.

My invention consists of the combination of parts, including theirconstruction, substantially as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out inthe claim.

In carrying out my invention I take shot or bullets A, made or preparedfor the purpose, and connect the requisite number of them together inany convenient way at suitable intervals by a connecting string or wire,B, as shown in Fig. 1, and fasten the ends of the thread together, asshown in Fig. 1.

As there are several equally-efficient methods of connecting the shottogether, I do not limit or confine myself to any .particular method,and I may in some instances use ordinary shot.

In Figs. 1 and 3 I have shown pins ornails a driven into holes in thesides of shot, for receiving the string or wire B.

In Fig. 2 I have shown theshot A with a hole in one side to receive awooden plug or a pin or nail.

In Fig. 4 the shot A is provided with a small eye, b,on one sidethereof, for receiving the connecting wire or twine.

Fig. 7 is a transverse section of a In Fig. 5 I have shown a shot Aprovided with a curved hole, 0, entering and emerging from the-same sideof the shot, for receiving therein the connecting wire or twine, and inFig. 6 is represented a shot A having a slit, 1), cut in one sidethereof, for receiving the connecting wire or twine, which is secured inthe slit by compressing the material of the shot around the wire ortwine.

The space between the shot A upon the connecting wire or twine will bevaried according to requirements; and when it is desired to have theshot scatter the spaces between them will be wide; but when it isdesired to concentrate the shot upon a small area the distance betweenthe shot will be less.

WVhen the shot are placed in the cartridge, as shown in Figs. 7, S, and9, the wire or twine B may be wound around the body of any lightsubstance--sueh as cork, pith, or paper-and when the shot are projectedfrom the gun, as they tend to gradually separate from each other, thewire or twine will unwind from the body, and allow the shot to separatemore orless, according to the length of the twine between the shot. Asthe wire or twine B is designed only to limit the separation of the shotA, it is unnecessary that it should have a strength greater than thatrequired to overcome the tendency of the shot to separate.

My improved projectile is designed for use in hunting large game, andalso in connection with arms employed in warfare, and it may be used toadvantage in connection with smooth-bore machine-guns.

Although I have mentioned thread, wire, or twine as the connectingmedium for limiting the spread of the shot, I may employ a chain or anyother suitable form of connector.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The cartridge having the charge of shot the individual members of whichare connected together, and which spread apart at relatively fixedintervals, the connecting medium of which is wound around anintermediate piece of material disposed in the cartridge, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

\VILLIAM E. BOYD. Witnesses:

A. G. HUNT, W. P. PARRISH.

